New York City Bill to Call for Free Tampons in Public School Restrooms, Shelters and Jails

New York City Bill to Call for Free Tampons in Public School Restrooms, Shelters and Jails - The New York Times:
"New York City Council members are joining a growing national movement to improve access to feminine hygiene products, and on Tuesday will introduce proposals for free tampons and pads in city public school restrooms and homeless shelters, and easier access at correctional facilities.
“This has been so taboo for so long, that no one even thought about it,” said Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, who led local efforts with a pilot project providing free pads and tampons at a high school in Queens that is being expanded to include 25 schools.
“It’s just been something that it has never been O.K. to talk about.”
...The proposals by the council members are the latest in a series of efforts around the world that some supporters call “menstrual equity”...